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Peer reviewedSchank, Roger C. – Interactive Learning Environments, 1990
Discussion of the use of case-based teaching methodologies highlights the development of four case-based software programs: (1) VICTOR, a voice and image courtesy tutor; (2) DUSTIN, a language training system for non-English speaking employees; (3) CREANIMATE, a biology tutor for students; and (4) TAXOPS, a tax opportunity advisor. (Contains 27…
Descriptors: Biology, Case Method (Teaching Technique), Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction
Peer reviewedHarel, Idit; Papert, Seymour – Interactive Learning Environments, 1990
Describes the Instructional Software Design Project conducted in a LOGO-based learning environment in a Boston inner-city public school with fourth graders engaged in the design and production of educational software to teach fractions. Constructionist views of computers in education are discussed, and learning processes are examined. (Contains 58…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affective Behavior, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software Development
Peer reviewedNewman, Denis; And Others – Interactive Learning Environments, 1993
Discusses the integration of technology into the curriculum and how to design an interactive technological learning environment based on the concept of scientific sense-making. Highlights include the importance of sense-making in science education and an experiment on curriculum design for a fifth- to sixth-grade unit on seasonal change. (Contains…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Networks, Computer Simulation, Curriculum Development
